Philanthropist Paul F. Glenn launches labs for aging research at Harvard Medical School
...erventions to delay its onset and decline, thereby extending the healthful years of human life." To attract tal...leadership in this area of science." Research into extending lifespan is not new. For more than 70 years, a calorie restricted diet has been known to increase t...Northwestern Memorial Hospital honored with one of the nation's top awards for quality
..., NCQHC's president and CEO. "We see quality as extending beyond outcomes to include such things as how somebody answers the phone to how the patient is greeted when the food tray is delivered to their bedside," said Dean M. Harrison, president and chief executive officer, Northwestern Memorial Hospital. "...New treatment options for some difficult cancers improve survival and quality of life
...y. "Surgery combined with IPHC seems to be a life extending and enhancing treatment option for patients with some of the most difficult cancers," said Edward Levine, MD, professor and head of surgical oncology at Wake Forest Baptist. The positive results of these studies support the need for further evaluatio...Cellular porthole connects odors to brain
...t." Odor-detecting nerve cells are long and thin, extending from the tissues lining the nose where odors are sensed all the way to the brain. When you smell cookies baking, odor molecules bind to these cells, triggering a series of molecular "gates" on the cell surface to open. The open gates let charged ions...New way to diagnose sciatica may point to a different cause
...and down the back of the thigh and calf, sometimes extending into the foot. Today, when a patient experiences painful and persistent sciatica, physicians typically perform a physical exam and ultimately rely on MRI scans to show the extent to which a disc or discs may be damaged. But, of the 1.5 million MRI ...Satellite data reveal immense pollution pool over Bihar, India
...spheric models had predicted a tongue of pollution extending across the middle of India. The MISR observations, however, show the pollution lies much farther north. "These models are very important to us, as they are used to forecast pollution episodes and climate change," Di Girolamo said. "The fact that mo...ESA presents space solutions at post-Kyoto climate summit
...re the most significant. Planting new woodland or extending old forests, and by managing them well, helps to reduce the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air. Conversely if a country is cutting parts of its forests for wood, or to make room for agriculture or urban expansion or they are burnt down then...New clue to nerve growth may help regeneration efforts
...at CSPGs bind semaphorin 5A to prevent nerves from extending across a no-man's-land between the nerves' simulated origin and target. Preventing this interaction by adding an enzyme that destroys only CSPGs allowed nerves to penetrate that space when they shouldn't have. Kantor also found that semaphorin 5A hel...Research by scientists affiliated with the Earth Institute at Columbia University
...reening of fossil corals, an excellent archive for extending calibration beyond the tree ring records, makes da...broad-band seismometers in a two-dimensional array extending from the southern Apennines into Calabria. Calabria is the toe of Italy, and part of the most seismi...November/December 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...ctive, girls attempt to meet reproductive needs by extending their search for advice and care to "mother alternatives," such as older female family members, but they still seek personalized care modeled on that they received from their mothers. The authors note that many sexually active adolescent girls fail ...Combination therapy, not medication alone, most effective for treating children with OCD
...treated, is associated with considerable morbidity extending into adulthood. As illustrated by the fact that the overwhelming majority of POTS patients completed treatment as intended using treatment protocols intended for use by frontline clinicians, POTS treatments are both acceptable and practical in routin...Marijuana-like compounds may aid array of debiliating conditions ranging from Parkinson's to pain
...herapy could create a much greater effect, perhaps extending life by three years or more." In the study, ALS mouse models were given either the marijuana compound THC, the marijuana compound cannabidiol, cannabidiol plus THC, or a placebo daily following the onset of disease signs. The researchers measured di...Cedars-Sinai October 2004 medical tipsheet
...stic neuroma a benign tumor that grows on a nerve extending from the brainstem to the inner ear is discovered when it is two centimeters or larger in size, there is very little chance that hearing in the ear can be saved. But a 43-year-old mother of two who had a three-centimeter tumor removed has regained a...Promising results for malaria vaccine trial
...alaria. In the second cohort, vaccine efficacy for extending time to first infection was 45%. Professor Alonso comments: "Our results indicate the feasibility of development of an effective vaccine against malaria. They also highlight the potential of modern vaccinology to develop new prophylactic interventio...Global air pollution map produced by Envisat's SCIAMACHY
...phere which is the lowest part of the atmosphere, extending up to between eight and 16 kilometres high. Nitrogen dioxide is produced by emissions from power plants, heavy industry and road transport, along with biomass burning. Lightning in the air also creates nitrogen oxides naturally, as does microbial a...Coast-mapping satellites will follow the tides
...km of West African coastline covering 15 countries extending from Senegal to the Republic of Congo. ESA is partnering with European hydrographic organisations working in the region: Spain's Instituto Hidrogrfico de la Marina(IHM), Portugal's Instituto Hidrogrfico (IHPT), France's Service Hydrographique et Ocan...FDA approves new labelling for Seroquel in bioplar mania
...te manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder extending beyond three weeks in its label. "For patients with bipolar disorder and their clinicians, it's important to know that Seroquel is not only effective in reducing symptoms of acute mania the first few weeks, but is also effective in the subsequent c...Studies show ACTOS(R) (pioglitazone HCl) has positive effects on various components of dyslipidemia
... they show that ACTOS therapy can provide benefits extending beyond improvements in glucose levels," said Mehmood Khan, M.D., F.A.C.E., senior vice president for medical and scientific affairs, Takeda Pharmaceuticals. "These studies showed that ACTOS can affect certain components of the metabolic syndrome, eac...New era of colon screening emerging
...cer, bleeding Meckel's diverticulum (a small pouch extending from the wall of the intestine and located in the lower portion of the small intestine), occult Crohn's disease, missed colonic polyps and angiodysplasia, or colonic bleeding due to deteriorating blood vessels in the colon walls. "Capsules used in ...Ganciclovir (Valcyte/Cymevene) reduces risk of cancer in kidney transplant patients
...of CMV by lowering the risk of early rejection and extending patient life by reducing the risk of malignancy. Collectively, data presented show that a lower risk of cancer and reduced early rejection are dual benefits of ganciclovir prophylaxis, which may help improve patient and graft survival, said Mark Pesc...